Bleak story about the investigation of a child murderer in Stalin-era Russia. Based on a fictional book which was inspired by true events. Too many subplots get in the way of what could have been a decent procedural. The first cut of the film was 5 1/2 hours long so there may have been some essential connections left out. Tom Hardy is solid, but it's far from his best. Watch the HBO produced movie, Citizen X, for a much better take on the actual events. … [Read more...]

A young man with a blood disorder and his skin is sensitive to sunlight doesn't realize he's a vampire because the script requires him not to know. This isn't terrible; it's just nothing we haven't seen before. Netflix figured I'd give this movie higher than 4 stars. Nope. … [Read more...]

This is a stylistic, horror mindf*ck about a grave-keeper who's forced into a hellish dimension from the writer of Pontypool and featuring its star, Stephen McHattie. A story that goes all over the place. Worth a one time viewing for the visuals and to see McHattie doing his best campy Henriksen impression, but that's about it. … [Read more...]

Atmospheric: Check. Stunning Art Direction: Check. Original and Creepy Ghost Design: Check. Great Movie: ... if you're looking for a check, keep waiting. This is a case where the parts are better than the sum. I wanted to like this movie so bad. It's just missing something plus they gave away every potential jump scare in the trailers. … [Read more...]

I'm not sure what just happened. This movie is beyond explanation. Think of something with the ability of being gratuitous, and this movie checks the box for everything. This movie is so insanely gory and just insane. And this is coming from a guy who has seen Zombie Ass. I may need to do a full review on this one just to vent. Whatever it was, it sure was entertaining. … [Read more...]

I know I have nothing to apologize for, but I will start this review off with an apology because I know how much some people revere this movie. I'm sorry, but this film underwhelmed me. Sure it was moody, but it's so dull. It doesn't fall to Ghost Of Mars depths, but this is low on my Carpenter list. … [Read more...]

This movie is way too long and way too convoluted. I'm sure the game of which it's based is very expansive so it was hard to condense it fluidly. The art direction is great and it looks gorgeous. And there's a little bit of blood in it. Of all the crazy imagery and events in the this movie, the craziest thing is that Sean Bean is in it, and he lives. … [Read more...]

Showing this video is about the most PC I can get when describing this movie. While it doesn't sum up the whole film, it's a fair comparison to one scene in particular. Just replace the brownie with a decomposing corpse.
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Brownie Husband - Saturday Night Live by konbini … [Read more...]

A young woman receives a grant to study the habits web-chat users on a Chatroulette type site and along the way she witnesses a murder. The best thing I can say about this movie is that it's not terrible. The gimmick of having almost the entire movie from the point of view of a webcam gets old pretty quick. I can't recommend it, but I won't begrudge you for being curious. … [Read more...]

Controversial, once and still banned Italian horror film about a hidden tribe of cannibals and a documentary crew filming the encounter. Shockingly graphic violence at the time, and it perhaps is still perceived that way today. However, after years of being desensitized, I wasn't bothered by the violence as much as I should have been. Just an okay horror movie. Apart from the blood, there's not much else there. … [Read more...]